26.09.2019
Annual Meeting of Irish Episcopal Conference and Church of Ireland Bishops
The eighth meeting of Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops from across the island took place in Dublin yesterday (Wednesday September 25). Thirteen archbishops and bishops, including Archbishop Michael Jackson, gathered in the spirit of the recommendation of the International Anglican–Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) that there should be regular meetings of Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops in individual countries to discuss common concerns.
In an atmosphere of spiritual communion, listening to and learning from one another, typical of the ‘receptive ecumenism’ that encourages mutual learning from one another, the bishops explored together the Agreed Statement of the Third Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC III), Walking Together on the Way, and discussed topics of mutual interest such as education, the celebration of marriage, contemporary formation for ministry, and the decade of commemorations.
The 2020 meeting is planned for September 23 in Dublin.
The following bishops participated in the meeting:
Church of Ireland
The Most Revd Richard Clarke, Archbishop of Armagh
The Most Revd Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin
The Most Revd Pat Storey, Bishop of Meath and Kildare
The Right Revd Kenneth Kearon, Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe
The Right Revd Patrick Rooke, Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry
The Right Revd John McDowell, Bishop of Clogher
The Right Revd Michael Burrows, Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory
Roman Catholic Church
The Most Revd Noel Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor
The Most Revd Donal McKeown, Bishop of Derry
The Most Revd Denis Nulty, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
The Most Revd Michael Router, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Armagh
The Most Revd Alan McGuckian, Bishop of Raphoe
The Most Revd Brendan Leahy, Bishop of Limerick